Attachment to wringer



1931. J. w. STAINSBY ATTACHMENT T0 WRINGER Filed Dec. 27, 1929 h vert'or J. Y]. Stairpby r Patented Feb. 24, 1931 JOHN w. s'rAmsiaY, orwmnrrne, mnnrroisa, CANADA ATTACHMENT TO WB-INGER Application filed.December 27; 1929. Serial 416,938.

The invention relates to improvements in attachments towringers andparticularly to wringers' for clotheswashing machines and i an object ofthe invention is to provide an 5 attachment which will feed the clothesto and between the wringer rollers and thereby prevent any possibilityof one getting his fingers caught betweenfthe rollers as occurs at thepresent timewhere no such device is used.

A still further objector the invention is to provide an attachment whichcan be installed on theexisting type of wringers without requiring anyalteration in the structure thereof and to design the attachment in asimple, durable and inexpensive manner.

With the above more important objects in View, the invention consistsessentially in the arrangement and construction of parts hereinaftermore particularly described, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing,

in which Fig. '1 is a perspective viewof a wringer provided with myinvention.

1 .Flg. 2 1s a vertical sectional View centrally 2 -througl1 thewringer.

Fig.- 3 is a perspective view of one of the supporting bracketsutilized.

Fig. 4 isa vertical sectional view longitudinally throughione of thebelt carrying rollers which? Iprovide.

. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified type of bracket.

.1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailed horizontal sectional view at 6-'6Figure 2, the wringer roller and the bearing being shown in plan view. y

1 In the drawing like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several figures. y

I I have herein shown and described my invention as associated with awell knowntype of power driven wringer. and as i is well known, theclothes, after having been washed, are fed to the wringer between theupper and lower rollers thereof. There are appliances 110w used forreleasing the fingers shouldthey get caught between the wringer rollersbut according to my invention, it is not necessary for the operator toplace his hands near l i the rollers in feeding the wringer as theclothes are carried to the rollers by endless belts provided. i

The upstanding stationary standards or sides 1 and 2 of the wringer areprovided on their inner faces each with a verticallyfidis-ifis posedchannel or slideway 3 and in the type of wringer shown, the channel isprovided with vertical guide ribs 3 between the inner edges of whichavertical slot 3? is reserved. The lower ends of the channels are closedby an inturned horizontal stop web 3 (see Figure 2). The bearing blocksor ball bearing casings 4 which are utilized to support rotatably thewringer rollers are slidably entered inthe rear parts of the slidewaysbetween the vertical ribs 3' and the back walls or the channels as bestshown in Figure 6. The lower bearing casings rest on the webs 3 Thewringer rollers 5 and 6 have the spindles 7 thereof passing through theslots 8 and rotatably carried by the ball bearings. The upper roller isalways pressed towards the lower roller and various means are providedso that the adjustment can be varied. I have herein shown adjustablepressure springs 9 but as this arrangement forms no part of myinvention, it is not herein further described. When a wringer of thetype disclosed is to be equippedwith my invention it is provided with apair of brackets 10, one of which is shown in Figure 3. It will beobserved that the bracket has a channel shaped body part 11 and that thebodypart carries a pair of outstanding horizontally disposed arms 12 and13 of predetermined length. It will also be noticed that the back wallof the body part is vertically slotted at 14: and 15. The brackets areinserted one at each end of the wringer with the channel shaped bodyparts 11 entering the channels 3 of the standards and the back wall ofthe body part in each in stance is positioned between the ends of therollers and the vertical ribs 3 and the shafts 7 pass through the slots1a and 15.

The under side of the body part of each bracket rests on the inturnedweb 3 which closes the lower end of the channel and the shoulders 11" ofthe body part engage with the side walls of the channel. Accordinglywhen the brackets are inserted, they are held 9 mg in the vertical planeby contact of the.

shouldersll with the side walls of the chan-,

'nels and the slots 14: and15 permit of the free 5 passage'of the rollershafts Each of the arms 12 and 13 is provided with end holes 16 and 17which receive the ends of similar parallel cross shafts 18 and theshafts are fastened permanently to the ends of the arms by inner andouter nuts lt) and 20 thereon. By adjusting the nuts on the ends of theshafts, I can spread the bracketsso that the outer faces thereof arepressed tightly into contact with the standards at the; points indicatedby the referencecharacters A Figure 6 and this also insures of theeffective holding of the brackets in place.

On each shaft, I mount a roller '21 whichis hollowed out to receive theshaft andwhich has tubular bushings 22 and 23 inserted in the endsthereof and rotatably mounted on the shaft." The rollers employed areshown as provided with-equi-sp aced peri=ph.eralchannels 2land thesurface of the rollerbet'ween the channels is shaped to provide archedwheellike rims 25. Similar endless belts 26" are passed around the wheellike rims of the rollers as best shown in Figure 1, there being aspacereserved at27 between the successive belts. The belts aresubstantially horizontal and they have the upper sides thereof passingbetween thewringer rollers.

When this device is in use, the driven wringer roller drives the beltsin the direction of the applied arrow Figure 1 and the clothes,

placed on those parts of the belts Tmovingtowards therollers 5 and-6 sothat the clothes are fed to the wringerwithout necessitating placing thefingers of the hand the area near the'wringing rollers. By providing anumber of belts with spaces therebetween the water liberated fromtheclothes is free to flow down back into the wash t ublnot shown) andby arching the rims as at 25, I insure that the belts remain place onthe rollers.

It will be obvious that this device can be very easily and quicklyplaced on existing wringers as far as I am aware, they'ar'e all providedwith vertical slides for receiving the wringer roller bearings and it isaccordingly an easy matter to put the'bra-ckets in place and once inplace they are held against escaping as will be readily understood.

I might remark also that there are certain types of washing machinesmade which have hinged lids for the tubs, the lids being thrown upwardlytowards the wrin'ger when opened. W'heresuch a tub is encountered, it isdesirable to make one of the arms of each'brackct jointed so that it canbe swung upwardly to permit of the up swinging'of the lid. A bracketofthis nature is shown in Figure 5 where it will be observed that the arm12 of which have been previously washed, are

bracket is shortened and carries a hooked or L-shaped lug 28 and that anextension arm 29 is pivotally connected by a pivot bolt 30 to the shortarm 12. I

The extension arm has the free end thereof provided with a hole 31similar to that 17 for receiving the end of the shaft 18 and I mighthereremark that the arm 29 has the j outer end thereof slightly lower thanthe inner pivoted end wh'enit is resting on the 7 catch, this insuringthat it will remain in its down position when the belts are operating,the tension in the belts holding the extension arms down. 7

What I claim as my invention is I 1. In a 'wringer, the combination withend standards providing vertical slideways, bearing blocks contained inthe .slideways and upper and lower wringer rollers having the spindlesthereof rotatably carried by tl1'8 f blocks, of similar horizontallydisposed brackets having portions thereof shaped to enter the slidewaysandslotted to receive the roller'spindles, rollers located between andcarried by theieIrd-s of the brackets and end less belts carried by thelatter rollers and having the upper portions thereof passing 7 betweenthe wringer rollers.

2. In a wrin'ger, the combination with end standards providlng vert calslidew'ays, bear-- mg blocks contained the :slide'ways and upperandlower wringer rollers having the spindles there-of rotatably carriedby the blocks, offia pairof horizontally disposed opposing bracketslocated to the inner sides of the standards and having the centralportions thereofshape'd te -enter the channels and engage the side wallsthereof and vertically slotted to receive the ends of the roller shafts,tie rods connecting the s x-"" tending ends of thebracket, rollersmounted on the tie rods between the brackets and endless belts carriedtllel'atter rollers and having the upper sides thereof passing betweenthe wringer rollers and the under side's thereof passing under-the lowerwringer roller. V

3. Ina wringer, the combination with end standards providing verticalslideways, be'aring blocks contained in the sli'dew'ays and upper andlower wringer. rollers having the spindles thereof rotatably carried bythe blocks, of a pair of opposing horizontally disposed brackets locatedto the inner sides. of the standards and having the central portionsthereof shaped to enter the channels and contact with the side wallsthereof and to receive the ends of the rollers and vertically slottedtoreceivethe roller spindles, tie i 5 rods permanently connecting theextending ends of the brackets and spacing them apart and endless beltscarried by the latter rollers and having the upper sides thereof passingbetween the wringer rollers and the undersides thereof passingunderneath the lower wringer roller.

4. In a wringer, the combination with end standards providing verticalslideways, bearing blocks contained in the slideways and upper and lowerwringer rollers having the spindles thereof rotatably carried by theblocks, of a pair of opposing horizontally disposed brackets positionedat the inner sides of the standards and provided centrally of theirlength with channel shaped portions entering the channels aforesaid andcontacting with the side walls thereof, the back walls of such channelshaped portions being located at the ends of the rollers and verticallyslotted to receive the roller shafts,

tie rods permanently connecting the extending ends of the bracketstogether, rollers mounted on the tie rods and endless belts carried bythe latter rollers and having their upper sides passing between thewringer rollers and their under sides underlying the lower wringerroller.

5. A elongated body having an intermediate part channel shaped inhorizontal cross section, the back wall of said channel part beingvertically slotted at its upper and lower edges and the extending endsof the elongated body being provided with shaft receiving openings.

JOHN W. STAINSBY.

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